Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

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Living in exile on the planet Vulcan, the ragtag former crew of the USS Enterprise steal a starship after receiving a planetary distress call from Earth: a space probe has entered into orbit around Earth, disabled global power on the planet and evaporated the oceans. Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and the rest of the officers travel back in time to retrieve now-extinct humpback whales, which Spock has deduced will communicate with the probe and send it away from Earth.

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is perhaps the lightest and most purely enjoyable entry of the long-running series, emphasizing the eccentricities of the Enterprise's crew.

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mathmom

As expected, Star Trek never fails to produce an A+ movie!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/13/22

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Albert W

Probably my favorite/most enjoyed original Star Trek movie of them all. Quite a joy to watch... and relive some 1980s.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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John M

Just marvelous. A poignant message about mankind's long running war on the natural environment delivered with a fervent earnestness mixed with dashes of humour. An effective and stylish addition to the Stsr Trek canon ✨

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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C B

Best star trek movie made. Period.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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Alec B

Star Trek as romantic comedy. Yeah its quite goofy but given how dark the two previous movies were, I think that tone is earned here.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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Victor B

Not sure why people like this one. It's awful.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Leonard Nimoy

Director

William Shatner

Admiral

Leonard Nimoy

Captain Spock

Catherine Hicks

Dr. Gillian Taylor

DeForest Kelley

Commander Leonard H. McCoy, M.D.

James Doohan

Captain Montgomery Scott

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David Stratton

Sydney Morning Herald

Much of the fun to be found in the quite witty screenplay involves the bemused citizens of the future trying to cope with 20th-century life.

May 27, 2021

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

If most movies today are doomed to be sure-fire, presold properties--with ideas leached from our recent TV or cinematic past--let's hope they're all as good at the game as "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home."

Sep 7, 2016

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Variety Staff

Variety

Latest excursion is warmer, wittier, more socially relevant and truer to its TV origins than prior odysseys.

May 19, 2008

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Brian Eggert

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home may be the most important film within the franchise, as it demonstrates how the potential of its venerable characters transcends space and time.

Rated: 4/4

Sep 5, 2023

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

Offered quite a bit more levity than the previous films- or at least, as much as is possible for a movie that features the possible end of life on Earth.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 1, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The comedy in this entry is so broad that the movie often doesn't even feel like a Star Trek project (which of course explains its wide popularity).

Rated: 3/4

Sep 10, 2021

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Synopsis

Living in exile on the planet Vulcan, the ragtag former crew of the USS Enterprise steal a starship after receiving a planetary distress call from Earth: a space probe has entered into orbit around Earth, disabled global power on the planet and evaporated the oceans. Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and the rest of the officers travel back in time to retrieve now-extinct humpback whales, which Spock has deduced will communicate with the probe and send it away from Earth.

Director: Leonard Nimoy
Producer: Ralph Winter
Screenwriter: Leonard Nimoy, Harve Bennett, Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Harve Bennett, Nicholas Meyer
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 26, 1986, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $104.7M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Surround, Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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